Process & Technical Lead (Data Foundation)

The WW BPR Supply Chain group works across Apple teams to deliver innovative solutions including system integration across the supply chain and analytics capabilities. The team partners across Apple to develop, maintain and implement solutions that bring efficiency with embedded data quality. This role is accountable for the relationships and solutions to deliver optimal business results. Key responsibilities include: Shape the strategy and roadmap for Apple’s Ops Data Foundation, including key decisions on data management and technology stack. Develop a cohesive and compelling vision for a comprehensive and integrated ecosystem of solutions, evangelize and translate the vision into actionable system and technology roadmaps, and champion the implementation cross-functionally. Shape the cross functional requirements to deliver the security framework platform for Ops. Engage teams, cross-functional leadership and subject matter experts to drive data governance principles and pragmatic adoption within Ops. and with partner teams. Catalog the data definitions and integrations, while ensuring the the data is manageable and provides more support to accelerate data-driven digital transformation. Partner across Apple to envisage futuristic use cases through a lens of the “Digital Supply chain”. Deploy strategies for executing on these from ingesting new data streams, connecting the supply chain data through the adoption and realization of business benefits. Work with Apple’s IS&T team and external vendors to drive the development of tools and data models to better support Data Governance, Security and Business Analytics. Drive change management and adoption for solutions deployed, ensuring seamless integration across Apple's supply chain operations. Resolve any Data Governance challenges across different functions with the goal of landing on common definitions to move forward. Own the hard calls, determining trade-offs and mitigating risks to deliver optimal business results. Foster a culture that appreciates diverse perspectives and debate to drive the best outcomes for Apple.